Conductor holder



June 14, 1955 w. EDWARDS 2,710,888

CONDUCTOR HOLDER Filed Sept. 2, 1952 [A Q Giff 0 g V 40 WZZZ'ZQW 'Edwaflds O INVENTOR I 1 BY 1 1 I I ATTORNEYS United States Patent CQNDUCTOR HOLDER Walter Edwards, Kokomo, Ind. Application September 2, 1952, Serial No. 307,489 ll Claim. (Cl. 174-44) This invention relates to a conductor holder and has for its primary ob ect to support conductors on a building.

Another object is to equalize the pull of the conductors on the holder and allow the conductors to ad just themselves to various angles relative to the buildmg.

A further object is to hold the wires the same distance apart at all times irrespective of the angle at which they approach the building.

The above and other objects may be attained by employing this invention which embodies among its features an anchoring member, an equalizer pivotally connected to the anchoring member and a group of cable supporting insulating spools carried by the equalizer.

Other features include a base flange adapted to be attached to a structural element of a building, a substantially triangular tongue carried by the base flange and projecting laterally from one longitudinal side thereof. opposite edges of said tongue converging as they recede from the base flange, an elongated substantially triangular equalizer pivotally connected to the tongue substantially midway between opposite ends of and remote from the base flange, opposite edges of the equalizer diverging as they recede from the tongue, said equalizer having longitudinal slots extending therethrough adjacent the edge thereof remote from the tongue, substantially U-shaped yokes extending through the slots and projecting laterally from the side of the equalizer remote from the tongue, and spools of insulation material carried by and extending between the legs of the yokes.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a side view of a building showing this conductor holder mounted thereon,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view of 1.x portion of the building showing the conductor holder attached to the roof thereof, and

Figure 3 is a plan view of the conductor holder.

Referring to the drawings in detail an anchoring member designated generally comprises an elongated substantially rectangular base flange 12 carrying adjacent its corners openings 14 for the reception of attaching means 16 by which the base flange is attached to the building substantially as illustrated in Figure 2. Carried by and extending laterally from one longitudinal side edge of the base flange 12 is a tongue 16, opposite edges of which converge as they recede from the base flange 12 to form a substantially triangular body. If so desired, the base flange 12 and tongue 16 may be bent at 18 as illustrated in the drawings to cause the tongue 16 to lie at an angle to the plane of the base flange 12 when the device is to be attached to the roof of a building as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.

Obviously if so desired where the base flange is attached to the side of the building, the tongue may pro- Patented June 14:, 1955 ject laterally therefrom in the same plane therewith. Formed in the tongue 16 substantially midway between opposite ends of the base flange 12 and remote from said base flange is an opening 22 for the reception of a pivot pin 24 by means of which the equalizer designated generally 26 is pivotally connected to the tongue.

The equalizer 26 comprises a substantially triangular plate opposite side edges of which diverge as they recede from the pivot 24 and formed in said plate 223 adjacent the edge thereof remote from the tongue 18 is a longitudinal row of longitudinally spaced elongated openings which are adapted to receive the bight portions of U-shaped yokes designated generally 34 between the legs 36 of which are supported on suitable pins 38 spools 4d of insulating material such as porcelain.

in use the base flange 12 is attached in any convenient manner as by the fastener 16 so that the tongue 18 projects laterally either at an angle from the roof of the building as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, or beyond the side of the building in case the base flange is attached near a corner thereof. With the holder thus mounted, a conductor cable C may be connected to each of the spools 48 substantially as illustrated in the drawings and it will be obvious that the equalizer 26 will adjust itself about the axis of the pivot 24 to accommodate angles at which the conductor cables approach the building. Likewise the cables may sway with the wind and wear thereon will be compensated for by reason of the pivotal connection between the tongue 13 and the equalizer. At the same time the angle at which the conductors approach the building may vary upwardly or downwardly because of the adjustability of the yokes in the slots 3d.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and de scribed the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

A conductor holder comprising an elongated base flange adapted to be attached to a building, a substantially triangular tongue carried by the base flange and projecting laterally from one longitudinal side edge thereof, opposite edges of said tongue converging as they recede from the base flange, an elongated substantially triangular equalizer pivotally connected to the tongue substantially midway between opposite ends of and remote from the base flange, opposite edges of the equalizer diverging as they recede from the tongue, said equalizer having longitudinally spaced elongated longitudinal slots at the center and adjacent the ends of the base edge thereof extending therethrough adjacent and parallel to the base edge thereof remote from the tongue, substantially U-shaped flat yokes extending through the slots and projecting laterally from the side of the equalizer remote from the tongue, and spools of insulating material carried by and extending between the legs of the yokes.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,173,642 Belcher Feb. 29, 1916 1,709,898 Cunneen Apr. 23, 1929 FOREIGN PATENTS 527,487 Germany June 18, 1931 OTHER REFERENCES Line Material Co, Catalog #24, page 922, published prior to 1925. Copy available in l74149x. 

